MU vs. TXN, INTC, ADI, AMAT, NXPI, MRVL, MCHP, MPWR, FSLR, and SWKS
Should you be buying Micron Technology stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Micron Technology include Texas Instruments (TXN), Intel (INTC), Analog Devices (ADI), Applied Materials (AMAT), NXP Semiconductors (NXPI), Marvell Technology (MRVL), Microchip Technology (MCHP), Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR), First Solar (FSLR), and Skyworks Solutions (SWKS). These companies are all part of the "semiconductors & related devices" industry.
Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) and Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking, risk, profitability, media sentiment and institutional ownership.
Micron Technology presently has a consensus price target of $158.72, suggesting a potential upside of 45.07%. Texas Instruments has a consensus price target of $198.64, suggesting a potential downside of 1.66%. Given Micron Technology's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Micron Technology is more favorable than Texas Instruments.
In the previous week, Texas Instruments had 45 more articles in the media than Micron Technology. MarketBeat recorded 71 mentions for Texas Instruments and 26 mentions for Micron Technology. Micron Technology's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Texas Instruments' score of 0.47 indicating that Micron Technology is being referred to more favorably in the media.
80.8% of Micron Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.0% of Texas Instruments shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Micron Technology shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Texas Instruments shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Texas Instruments has higher revenue and earnings than Micron Technology. Micron Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Texas Instruments, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Micron Technology has a beta of 1.18, indicating that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Texas Instruments has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Micron Technology received 2214 more outperform votes than Texas Instruments when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 80.52% of users gave Micron Technology an outperform vote while only 60.53% of users gave Texas Instruments an outperform vote.
Micron Technology pays an annual dividend of $0.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Texas Instruments pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Micron Technology pays out -32.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Texas Instruments pays out 81.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Texas Instruments has a net margin of 33.01% compared to Micron Technology's net margin of -7.20%. Texas Instruments' return on equity of 31.10% beat Micron Technology's return on equity.
Summary
Texas Instruments beats Micron Technology on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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